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Gallán in Tomies West

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This stone formerly stood in low-lying land close to the NW shore of Lough Leane and S of the effluence of the River Laune. It was removed during land improvement operations and was deposited against a nearby field boundary, where it now lies partially obscured. Its visible portion has maximum dimensions of 2m x .85m x .6m. Cork University Press (1996), no. 217.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record KE066-060

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